Jedediah (Jed) D. Woodard, 42, passed away peacefully, after a short battle with cancer, on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, surrounded by family.
He was born May 23, 1976, to Sheldon Deloy and Susan (Sue) Woodard at Cottonwood Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was the middle child of three and loved his brothers Craig and Michael.
He grew up in the Cottonwood Heights area. He and fiancé Charity Dawn Heard had children Jedediah Jr. and Deojinique. He later had children Brayden, Gavin and Ethan. He married Sandy Garcia on July 1, 2017, in Brigham City, Utah, and welcomed step-daughter, Bella, into their family.
Jed began working for the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) at Dugway Proving Ground in November 2008, where he was a valuable member within the law enforcement division for the past 10 years.
Jed was a passionate football fan where he celebrated and savored every victory and championship by his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers. He loved the great outdoors and visited his cabin at Manor Lands on the Mirror Lake Highway often with family. He loved to camp and ride four-wheelers. He also loved to travel, compete in fantasy football and was a true food connoisseur. He was extremely skilled at building, renovating and remodeling homes.
He is preceded in death by his father, Sheldon Deloy; daughter, Deojinique; and grandparents, Wayne Goff, Blanche Moulton Woodard, Sheldon D. Woodard and Lynn Reese.
He is survived by his mother, Susan; brothers, Craig and Michael (Sheila); wife, Sandy; sons, Jedediah Jr. (21), Brayden (14), Gavin (11) and Ethan (11) and step-daughter, Bella (6); grandparents, Beverly M. Goff and Carolyn Reese; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A viewing and funeral services will be held at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, Utah. Viewings will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6-8 p.m. and Friday Oct. 19 from 10-10:45 a.m. Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Redwood Memorial Cemetery, 6500 S. Redwood Road, West Jordan, Utah.